The Worm dominates!!

Pakistan made it two wins from two in the Champions Trophy as Woodworm’s very own Shoaib Malik's masterful 128, his seventh one-day century, set up a 54-run win over an out-of-sorts India in Centurion.

Malik was particularly patient early on, while the experienced Yousuf hit singles at will through the on-side to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Eventually, Malik turned aggressor, running India's fielders ragged with 15 boundaries scored on the off-side alone, with timing and placement out of the very top drawer.

Malik made a complete mockery of the view that middle overs in ODIs have become formulaic and boring. Even without looking to hit powerful shots, Malik just milked the bowlers with ease. Malik whilst wielding his Woodworm ProSeries bat then became severe, welcoming Ishant Sharma back with three boundaries in one over. Dhoni then brought RP Singh into the attack and he went for back-to-back boundaries against Malik, who had started toying with the unimaginative bowling, going over extra cover, beating third man on both sides, and also hitting the odd straight shot.

Malik went on to get his first ton since last year's Asia Cup. Four of his seven centuries have come against India, and his average of 52.24 against them is a stark contrast to his 35.27 overall. He also crossed 5000 ODI runs during the innings, 1515 of which have come against his favourite opposition.

Shoaib Malik is one of our main sponsored players and judging by recent performances in the World T20 and the ICC Champions Trophy, he is getting the most out of his Woodworm equipment. We wish Shoaib all the best for the rest of the tournament.